Green Bay

Green Bay[1] is a city in Wisconsin well-known as the home town of the Green Bay Packers, an NFL team. It is located on the bay of Green Bay and, surrounded by many other villages, cities, and townships, comprises the northernmost tip of what is known as the Fox River Valley, a forty-mile-long collection of communities surrounding the Fox River. In addition to being one of the most vibrant, concentrated and supportive NFL football towns in the United States, Green Bay is also known for its contributions to the papermaking industry, as well as having one of the highest concentrations of health insurance provider companies in the country.

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Get in

By plane

Austin Straubel International Airport [2] (IATA: GRB) is the Green Bay Area's chief airport. It is located a few miles west of the city itself on Highway 172. It has destinations to five cities in the Midwest: Chicago-O'Hare (ORD), Cleveland (CLE), Detroit (DTW), Milwaukee (MKE), and Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP).

By car

I-43 goes around the east and northern parts of Green Bay. It leads to Milwaukee approximately 100 miles to the south. U.S. Hwy. 41 also leads to Milwaukee from Green Bay's west side. It travels through Appleton, Oshkosh, and Fond du Lac before reaching suburban Milwaukee. Highway 172 is the main east/west artery that slices through Green Bay over the Fox River, connecting I-43 on the east side and Hwy 41 on the west side.

Hwy. 29 is the route taken to Wausau, approximately 80 miles west, and for travel to the Twin Cities.

Get around

Green Bay has the municipal Green Bay Metro [3] bus system which offers good coverage of the city. The chief method of transportation in Green Bay is by car. Most attractions and businesses offer plenty of available visitor parking.

See

Lambeau Field, [4]. Home stadium of the Green Bay Packers [5] also features a tour of the stadium and the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame, featuring exhibits of team history.

National Railroad Museum[7] This sprawling museum has dozens of train engines and cars on display outdoors and in hangars, plus a model railroad, a short train ride , and an observation tower. At 2285 South Broadway, Telephone: 1-920-437-7623" Hours and prices vary depending on season.

Buy

Bay Park Square Mall, [14]. The largest mall in the Green Bay area is actually located on Oneida Street in Ashwaubenon. Lots of additional big-box stores and chain restaurants are concentrated in the mall area, and all of it is located just about a mile south of Green Bay's Stadium District.

Drink

Stadium View, 1963 Holmgren Way, ☎+1 920 498-1989 (sportsbar@thestadiumview.com), [16]. As the name suggests, this huge sports bar is in view of Lambeau Field. Features lots of big screen TVs and indoor/outdoor parties before Packer games during the season.

Get out

Door County to the north offers much scenic sightseeing, with quaint villages, lighthouses, beaches, and several state parks. Sturgeon Bay, the only city in Door County, is an hour's drive north of Green Bay on Highway 57.

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